Riddle:
A nonstop train leaves Moscow for Leningrad at 60 mph. Another nonstop train leaves Leningrad for Moscow at 40 mph. How far apart are the trains 1 hour before they pass each other?
Answer: 100 miles (60+40)
Riddle:
A ship that puts a road in order,
What is it?
Answer: A smoothing iron.
Riddle:
How did the court know the judge was ready for bed?
Answer: He was wearing his robe.
Riddle:
Five hundred begins it, five hundred ends it, five in the middle is seen; first of all figures, the first of all letters, take up their stations between. Join all together, and then you will bring before you the name of an eminent king. Who is it?
Answer: DAVID (Roman numerals).
Riddle:
Four jolly men sat down to play, And played all night till break of day. They played for cash and not for fun, With a separate score for every one. When it came time to square accounts, they all had made quite fair amounts. Now, not one has lost and all have gained - Tell me now, this can you explain?
Answer: The four jolly men are members of an orchestra hired to play at a dance.
Riddle:
Long and slinky like a trout, never sings till its guts come out. What is it?
Answer: It is a gun.
Riddle:
Why is a bullet like a tender glance?
Answer: Because it pierces hearts.
Riddle:
My first is found on the ocean wave, In the spring, the pit, and the mine; My second below earth's surface you have, Where seldom the sun can shine. My whole your dinner-table must grace, And seldom fails to obtain a place.
What am I?
Answer: Salt-cellar.
Riddle:
Of no use to one Yet absolute bliss to two. The small boy gets it for nothing. The young man has to lie for it. The old man has to buy it. The baby's right, The lover's privilege, The hypocrite's mask. To the young girl, faith; To the married woman, hope; To the old maid, charity. What am I?
Answer: A kiss.
Riddle:
Where do Turkeys go to dance?
Answer: The Butter Ball.
Riddle:
Why are trees in winter like troublesome visitors?
Answer: Because it's a long time before they leave.
Riddle:
What animal probably likes doors?
Answer: A doormouse.
Riddle:
There is one word in the English language which is universally considered a preventive of harm; change a certain letter in it, and you make it an act of cruelty. What are the words?
Answer: Prescription—proscription.
Riddle:
Three-fourths of a cross, and a circle complete, An upright where two semicircles meet, A rectangle triangle standing on feet, Two semicircles, and a circle complete. What is it?
Answer: The word Tobacco.
Riddle:
Half-way up the hill, I see thee at last. Lying beneath me with thy sounds and sights - A city in the twilight, dim and vast, With smoking roofs, soft bells, and gleaming lights. What is it?
Answer: The past.
Riddle:
What do bumblebees sing in the shower?
Answer: BeeBop.
Riddle:
Runs over fields and woods all day Under the bed at night sits not alone, With long tongue hanging out, Awaiting for a bone. What am I?
Answer: A shoe.
Riddle:
Why was the dog kicked out of the flea circus?
Answer: Because he stole the show!
Riddle:
How do you communicate with a monster that lives on the seabed?
Answer: Drop him a line.
Riddle:
How do you make an orange giggle in the tub?
Answer: Tickle its navel.
